Strong earthquake rattles Trinidad
29/09/2006 - 15:13:06A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rattled Trinidad and northern Venezuela today, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
No damage or injuries were immediately reported. The 9:08am (2.08am Irish time) tremor swayed buildings in the Trinidadian capital, Port-of-Spain, and some schools were evacuated.
The earthquake was centred 26 miles north-west of Port-of-Spain in the Caribbean Sea, according to the USGS.
It was also felt in Grenada, 100 miles north of Trinidad.
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